St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-06

@ not reached the
acme of populari ty attained in this vicin-
ity by bicycle rustlers and hippOdroming
boxers. The admirers of hOrse-tiesh
have put up for purses when public
patronage fell short many and many a
time. The races have been good 'uns.
but the public has not seemed to
duly enthuse. Perhaps this has
been due to lack of pro-
per management in measure.
Nevertheless it must be acknowledged
that the public has been to blame
largely. However. there is scheme on
foot to provide a splendid opportunity
for the enjoyment of outdoor sports.
Through the efforts of r. f. Jones and
others an association has been formed
which will purchase site for a park, to
be easy of access by railroad. This new
club, which might be said to be the sue
cessor of the old driving park associa-
ton, includes in its membership such
men as Col. w. S. King, K. b. LangdOn,
j. G. Oswald. w. ii. Travis. the Ortiz
Bros, S. G.. Daniels. C.. G. Goodrich. G.
S. Langdon, NJ. j. Bufferding; Nj. j.
Ryan, r. F. Jones. ii. w. Phelps.
the welEkn0wn water works
contractor, is president. He is one of
the most prominent hOrsemen in the
country, being also a prominent mem
Der of the Springfield tMass.1 Driving
Park association ID. NJ. Glough is first
vice president, G.. l.. LangdOn second
vice president. NJ. q. Bofferding treas
urer and II. f. Jones secretary. Twenty
five thousand dollars is. the amount of
capital subscribed, which is sufficient to
guarantee a goOd-siZed park with mile
track. The association will join with
tie Minnesota circuits, holding meet
ingS in the summer in conjunction with
Hamline and Saltwater, and in the fall
with the state fair association. 1t Is in
tended that the track shall be the best
possible, and the nature of the soil will be
very carefully looked to. Several tracts
are now under consideration, and Sc
lection will probably be made the com
ing week. The base ball club is TO Join
the enterprise, and q diamond Will be
laid out so that the amphitheater can be
used in common by the spectators at
both races and ball games. The bicycle
club has also offered to stand share of
the expense. and racing track for the
cyclists will probably be laid out.
ANOTHER ENTERPRISE
for encouraging outdoor sports during
the winter is that advocated by Mayor
Ames, which includes speeding track,
to be laid out on Lakes Calhoun and
Harriet, with tracks Oh either side so
spectators can drive slowly and witness
the sport without danger. The idea is
warmly seconded by the owners of fast
stock, and there is little doubt that it
will be carried out through the park
commission. If the motor line does its
share prizes will be offered for racing
matinees on Wednesdays and Satur-
days, and carnival of winter sports,
to include ice skating as well, can be Sc
cured.
Coming back to the subject of horses
again--few have an adequate cOncep-
ton of the class of horses owned in
Minneapolis. The following are some
of the flyers which have records that
are booked in the register of the Ma
tional TrOtting association:
sThomas Lowry's black -gelding. Phil Sher-
idan. wit b q record of 2:27L.
Cavour Langdon's Willett. bay gelding
with rex cord Of 2:27, which made 2:231i III
a trial mile during the stat, fair.
G. $. Goodrich's Messina Boy, which PAGES
III 2:161I.
John Orth's chestnut PAGER, Jordan ::l1l2.
Dr. Duismoor's trotters GlenwoGd. 1:2Tl2,
and Pedro, 2:2Jl2.
S. B. Lovejoy PAGER Gipsey Joe. 2:3OI2.
&C. ". Farrier's trotter Hancock, 2:2il2,
and PAGER Bessie Moore. o:24I2.
Harry Leggs trotter Edwin d, 2:21l2.
". j. Founders trotter Namouna, 2:2SH.
C. NJ. Loring's Akbar, recently brought
from Chicago. 2:3..
E. b. Clement So Pickles, goes i'll 2:35.
w. ii. Ensign's PAGER Frank 5, 2:31A.
e. V. Haydens four-year-old PAGER Roy,
2:28,4.
X. F. Jones grey Selding Big Ike, 2:29A.
aud " H. 2:223ia.
Arthur McMulen's trotter Wallace, 2:2114.
E. whitcomb's well-known PAGER Teresa
Scott, 2:26.
There are scores of other horses with
outirecords, which are probably equally
as fast as those named. E. }. Phelps
has very fast pacing mare. j. f. Foss'
brown mare can go like whirlwind.
W.. A. Tanners little PAGER is a fast
flyer. +. Z. Penney has a PAGER which
last winter made half mile in 1 10 on
the, ice, and can probably go mile
under 80. The list could be heightened
almost adj iniinitum. but the horses
named are sufficient in number to indi
cate what good material Minneapolis
possesses that might furnish some in
teresting road races, from which the OBJ
jectionable feature of the profe ssional
turfman with his dishonest schemes
could be eliminated.